Which of the following is purchased in a product market?
A. The skills of an X-ray technician.
B. Undeveloped farmland in Texas.
C. Cell phone service.
D. Crude oil.
Answer: C
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Abstraction can be thought of as
a. ignoring reality in order to build theory. b. omitting unimportant details in order to understand complex phenomena. c. creating absurdity in order to explain simplicity. d. assuming complexity when simplicity will do. e. stylizing reality rather than analyzing cause and effect.
John is an employee at a car manufacturer. Today he has come into work to find that production has stopped because the government has determined that the steel used in the cars will be better used in the manufacture of a new railway line. John doesn't mind, because although his wages are low, he gets paid whether there is any work for him to do or not. John MOST likely lives in a ________.
A) traditional economy B) planned economy C) market economy D) mixed economy E) capitalist economy
Which of the following would cause the equilibrium price of apple juice to decrease and the equilibrium quantity of apple juice to increase?
A) a decrease in the price of apples B) an increase in the price of orange juice, a substitute for apple juice C) an increase in the price of apples D) a decrease in the price of granola bars, a complement for apple juice
When economic losses are present in a market, firms will tend to
a. exit from the market. b. raise their prices until the break-even point is reached. c. lower their prices, regardless of cost, so they can capture more of the market. d. increase output.